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Maid to Murder (Pennyfoot Hotel Mystery Series, 12)

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In the final book of this mystery series, Cecily and Baxter have to solve the most sinister, frightening crime the Pennyfoot has ever had. Maids are being murdered in the hotel and the clues are puzzling.

As always, there are enough twist and turns to keep you guessing and enough activities and characters to keep you entertained. Trust me, you will not be disappointed.

I have read every book in the Pennyfoot series and not one has ever fell short of my expectations. Ms. Kingsbury has created a memorable series with delightful characters that can be enjoyed over and over again.

Kate Kingsbury does it again with a smashing book of murder and intrigue at the Pennyfoot Hotel. The way she describes the hotel and surrounding environs makes me wish I had a Tardis and could go back in time to such a seemingly simple time and place.

The ending is truly creepy and I felt apprehension and fear. Wow! What a story from a terrific story teller!

Although there is great joy for the characters in the book, it is always sad in real life to see the apparent end of one of your favorite series. Kate, if you're reading this, I hope you have future plans for the Pennyfoot and its inhabitants.

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I was very disappointed by my first visit to the Pennyfoot. This is 12th in the series and the author must be ready to "get rid" of the characters and it shows. The plot is rushed and contrived and the characters were stereotypes one and all. Perhaps if I had been following the series through several books I would have felt differently. Recommend not purchasing, instead borrow from library.

Cicely, owner of the Pennyfoot Hotel has 3 new teenage maids (1 as young as 13). One might think she would feel some responsibility for their well-being and safety. But no, as they are murdered one by one, her reaction is callous and selfish. Oh dear, what a shame, but the important thing is for her business to be unharmed by these unfortunate deaths. She conceals information from the police, doesn't inform her guests that they are in danger and makes no effort to keep the maids safe. They are sent alone to dark, lonely areas of the hotel and out-buildings - and when one of the maids says she's afraid - the housekeeper yells at her and sends her off to her death. Cicely feels no responsibility for this even though she is in charge and the staff is following her orders. Appalling! I'll never read another book by Kate Kingsbury.

If you like a good murder mystery to read set in the victoria era you'll like this series! I've read a lot of hr books from this series, you really feel like the characters are friends that you'll want to revisit.

This appears to be the end of the Pennyfoot Hotel series, and it is a pretty good one. I realize that there are several books after that appear to be Christmas cozies and I will read them too. Ceciy and Baxter finally settle their personal lives, but it is touch and go when one by one maids at the Pennyfoot are found strangled by their own stocking. And why does the killer keep taking one shoe? You'll have to read to find out. This has been a pretty good cozy series, and I havwe enjoyed it.